Button down shirt purse or bag with necktie, belt, or material as strap

ABSTRACT

A bag/purse is disclosed which is typically worn over the shoulder or over the head and across the torso. The bag/purse includes a bag/purse comprising of a button down shirt as the bag and a necktie, belt, or material as the strap. The bag has a main compartment that is closed by two decorative snaps placed behind and inside the collar pierced through the back portion of the front side of the bag. The collar is also the access into the said smaller pocket. The disclosed also has an option of including within it&#39;s manufacture a fabric liner attached permanently inside the main compartment. The bag has a strap that is attached on and/or protruding through the inside and/or outside seams with or without the excess remaining intact.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is derived from Provisional Patent Application Ser. No.60/775,861 filed Feb. 23, 2006.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Non-applicable

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

Our society embraces the needs for creativity and recycling. Inventornow brings both needs together into a functional and practical manner.The invention creates convenience in an entirely new light by improvingeveryday objects that are merely discarded.

DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART

A thorough scrutiny of prior art failed to bring into the inventor'sview any previous inventions that addressed the disclosed claims held inthe present invention. Additional patents have been scrutinized includeU.S. Pat. No. 6,971,566 (Sartena) and U.S. Pat. No. 4,057,854 (Phelps,Sr.)

Sartena teaches a carry bag that is formed from a garment such as asweatshirt that contains zippered sleeves and main compartment. It showsa strap that is formed by bringing the two sleeves together with clips.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The disclosed preferred embodiment to include the additional options isearthly friendly as well as being practical. The bag and choice ofattached strap are items that have been re-used and re-fashioned into anot only very useable item but, a piece of art. The ease and use of thebag allow for easy carry on either shoulder or a across the shoulder andtorso. The small pocket at the collar is useful for small items such aslipstick, cellular phone, keys, and the like. It allows for quick reachof frequently used items. The large main pocket house ample room tostore a wallet, notepad, calendar, and other items of same to largersize. The optional fabric liner presents a safeguard for any spills orstains from the inside items which may harms the appearance of the mainbag material. The snaps secure the items inside end when the bag istilted far beyond an upright position. Combination of the attached snapsand wearing on the body create a very secure opening of the bag. The bagconforms to the wearers body. This bag is also gender neutral as it canbe carried by either gender.

1. A carry bag comprising: a shirt having a front panel and a back paneljoined together along opposite side edges and along a top edge, each ofsaid panels having upper and lower portions and terminating at a bottomedge; said shirt further having a neck opening at least partially insaid upper portion of said front panel at said top edge of said frontpanel; said shirt being folded upon itself along a generally laterallyoriented fold line whereby said lower portion of said back panel atleast partially overlies said upper portion of said back panel; saidlower portion of said back panel and said upper portion of said backpanel being attached together along their overlying side edges to formtherebetween a first carrying compartment accessible at said top edge ofsaid back panel; and handle means attached at spaced points along itslength to said shirt for carrying said carry bag.
 2. The carry bag ofclaim 1 wherein said bottom edge of said front panel is attached to saidbottom edge of said back panel.
 3. The carry bag of claim 1 furthercomprising means for releasably attaching said bottom edge of said backpanel to said upper portion of said back panel for selectively closingsaid first carrying compartment.
 4. The carry bag of claim 1 whereinsaid bottom edge of said back panel is substantially aligned with saidtop edge of said front panel.
 5. The carry bag of claim 1 wherein saidhandle means comprises a necktie extendable beyond said top edge.
 6. Thecarry bag of claim 1 wherein said handle means comprises a beltextendable beyond said top edge.
 7. The carry bag of claim 1 whereinsaid shirt further comprises a placket in said front panel extendingfrom said neck opening toward said bottom edge of said front panel, andmeans for closing at least the distal portion of said placket.
 8. Thecarry bag of claim 7 wherein said means for closing at least the distalportion of said placket comprises sewn stitching.
 9. The carry bag ofclaim 7 wherein said shirt further comprises a collar at least partiallysurrounding said neck opening.
 10. The carry bag of claim 9 wherein saidcollar is a buttondown collar and said means for closing at least thedistal portion of said placket further comprises buttons.
 11. The carrybag of claim 1 further comprising a protective liner affixed to theinterior of said first carrying compartment.
 12. A carry bag comprising:a shirt having a front panel and a back panel joined together alongopposite side edges and along a top edge, each of said panels havingupper and lower portions and terminating at a bottom edge; said shirtfurther having a neck opening at least partially in said upper portionof said front panel at said top edge of said front panel; said shirtbeing folded upon itself along a generally laterally oriented fold linewhereby said lower portion of said back panel at least partiallyoverlies said upper portion of said back panel; said lower portion ofsaid back panel and said upper portion of said back panel being attachedtogether along their overlying side edges to form therebetween a firstcarrying compartment accessible at said top edge of said back panel;said upper portion of said front panel and said upper portion of saidback panel being attached together along a path oriented toward saidfold line and extending between first and second spaced points on saidneck opening to form therebetween a second carrying compartmentaccessible through said neck opening; and handle means attached atspaced points along its length to said shirt for carrying said carrybag.
 13. The carry bag of claim 12 wherein said bottom edge of saidfront panel is attached to said bottom edge of said back panel.
 14. Thecarry bag of claim 12 further comprising means for releasably attachingsaid bottom edge of said back panel to said upper portion of said backpanel for selectively closing said first carrying compartment.
 15. Thecarry bag of claim 12 wherein said bottom edge of said back panel issubstantially aligned with said top edge of said front panel.
 16. Thecarry bag of claim 12 wherein said handle means comprises a necktieextendable beyond said top edge.
 17. The carry bag of claim 12 whereinsaid handle means comprises a belt extendable beyond said top edge. 18.The carry bag of claim 12 wherein said shirt further comprises a placketin said front panel extending from said neck opening toward said bottomedge of said front panel, and means for closing at least the distalportion of said placket.
 19. The carry bag of claim 18 wherein saidmeans for closing at least the distal portion of said placket comprisessewn stitching.
 20. The carry bag of claim 18 wherein said shirt furthercomprises a collar at least partially surrounding said neck opening. 21.The carry bag of claim 20 wherein said collar is a buttondown collar andsaid means for closing at least the distal portion of said placketfurther comprises buttons.
 22. The carry bag of claim 12 furthercomprising a protective liner affixed to the interior of said firstcarrying compartment.
 23. A carry bag comprising: a shirt having a frontpanel and a back panel joined together along opposite side edges andalong a top edge by sewn stitching, each of said panels having upper andlower portions and terminating at a bottom edge; said shirt furtherhaving a neck opening at least partially in said upper portion of saidfront panel at said top edge of said front panel, a buttondown collar atleast partially surrounding said neck opening, and a placket in saidfront panel extending from said neck opening toward said bottom edge ofsaid front panel, at least the distal portion of said placket beingclosed by buttons and sewn stitching; said shirt being folded uponitself along a generally laterally oriented fold line whereby said lowerportion of said back panel overlies said upper portion of said backpanel with said bottom edge of said back panel substantially alignedwith said top edge of said front panel; said lower portion of said backpanel and said upper portion of said back panel being attached togetheralong their overlying side edges by sewn stitching to form therebetweena first carrying compartment accessible at said top edge of said backpanel; said upper portion of said front panel and said upper portion ofsaid back panel being attached together by sewn stitching along a pathoriented toward said fold line and extending between first and secondspaced points on said neck opening to form therebetween a secondcarrying compartment accessible through said neck opening; and handlemeans attached at spaced points along its length to said side edges ofsaid front panel and said back panel for carrying said carry bag. 24.The carry bag of claim 23 wherein said handle means comprises a necktieextendable beyond said top edge.
 25. The carry bag of claim 23 whereinsaid handle means comprises a belt extendable beyond said top edge. 26.The carry bag of claim 23 further comprising a protective liner affixedto the interior of said first carrying compartment.